I can’t remember when I deleted my Twitter account, but I figure it’s been a little while. I’m still just as connected as ever, but I have rewired. I am updating my Facebook status regularly, and love the Facebook iPod Touch application. In fact, I think I like it more than the [...]
Last Thursday I attempted to log into my Second Life account during my Show and Tell session and was unable to connect. I assumed it was because I was a few versions behind, and so I completed the update and tried again, without success. I thought maybe I was using the wrong password, so I [...]
I know this is going to sound ridiculously silly, but I am just torn up about the death of Facebook Scrabulous. Yes, I knew it was coming, and I should have been more prepared. I’ve followed the discussions on Object-Centered Sociality, and the arguments about what constitutes an object, and to me, Scrabulous [...]
I’ve started to feel a bit like the above image the last few months. I am, by nature, a quiet, introverted person. Though it has been wonderful to meet so many talented and brilliant educators, I find myself drawing away and feeling the need to clip some connections and start fresh. I [...]
This is your student. If you don’t like the music or the video, you probably won’t appreciate this post either.
Your student can do anything he wants. He doesn’t need you. He has all the information you do. He can post a video on Youtube and have an audience of millions. She’s [...]
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I am thinking about social networking and how the balance of our attention shifts back and forth between people and tools. I have tried many visualization tools that produce pretty graphs of my network. The images offer evidence of connections between myself and others and provide a [...]
Do you ever wonder if you could be working on something more important than integrating educational technology? Obviously, there is enormous value in helping instructors discover more learner-centered approaches to classroom and online teaching. Change has to happen. There are no doubts about that. We’re not going backward and the world needs people like us [...]
I realized, on my drive home, I never see anyone talk about disconnecting from networks. We all talk about the importance of connecting and building networks, but what about letting go? Sometimes people announce they are taking a break. We react with compassion. Sometimes we try to get them to change their minds. Really, it’s [...]